Rye — Area harvested in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Rye — Area harvested was 276,230 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
276,230 ha
Change on year
down 5.1%
Rank
6th
of 10 groups
All-time high
636,720 ha
in 1993
All-time low
131,664 ha
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rye — Area harvested in Northern Europe, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, rye — area harvested in Northern Europe stood at 276,230 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rye — area harvested in Northern Europe peaked at 636,720 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 131,664 ha, in 1982.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 244,533 ha 183,072 ha 355,150 ha 9
1970s 215,113 ha 173,868 ha 270,887 ha 10
1980s 191,151 ha 131,664 ha 244,611 ha 10
1990s 392,446 ha 142,221 ha 636,720 ha 10
2000s 246,658 ha 173,563 ha 357,724 ha 10
2010s 253,764 ha 203,481 ha 371,214 ha 10
2020s 286,722 ha 276,230 ha 300,171 ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern Europe

  1. 3 Russian Federation 580,000 ha compare
  2. 4 Germany 535,600 ha compare
  3. 5 Belarus, Republic of 340,000 ha compare
  4. 6 China (People’s Republic of) 166,529 ha compare
  5. 6 China, mainland 166,529 ha compare
  6. 8 Argentina 118,002 ha compare
  7. 9 Canada 117,000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rye — area harvested in Northern Europe?
Rye — area harvested in Northern Europe was 276,230 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rye — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 636,720 ha in 1993.
What is the lowest rye — area harvested recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 131,664 ha in 1982.
How does Northern Europe rank for rye — area harvested?
Northern Europe ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
Is rye — area harvested rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rye — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rye — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
95 places, 4,865 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.